对

duì

answer; reply; v., treat; cope with; counter, be trained on; be directed at; versus, bring (two things) into contact; fit one into the other, suit; agree; get along, compare; check; identify, set; adjust, mix; add, mutual; face to face, divide into halves, opposite; opposing, right; correct, antithetical couplet; couplet, pair; couple, with regard to; concerning; to

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right; answer; reply; at; check; compare; couple; mutual; opposite; versus; vs

face to face

【计】 P

【化】 dyad

【医】 Adv.; contra-; corps; ob-; p-; pair; par; para-

【经】 vs

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right; answer; reply; mutual; opposite; versus; vs; face to face

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duì

adj. right, receiving

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dui4

couple, pair, to be opposite, to oppose, to face, versus, for, to, correct (answer), to answer, to reply, to direct (towards sth), right

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对(對)

duì

动

（回答） answer; reply:

无言以对 have nothing to say in reply

（对待; 对付） treat; cope with; counter:

刀对刀， 枪对枪 sword against sword and spear against spear;

对事不对人 concern oneself with facts and not with individuals;

广州队对大连队 the Guangzhou team versus the Dalian team;

她对我很好。 She treats me well.

（朝; 向; 面对） be trained on; be directed at; face:

把枪口对准敌人 train one's gun on the enemy;

她的话不是对着你的。 What she said was not directed at you.

这房子对着大街。 The house faces the street.

（使两个东西配合或接触） bring (two things) into contact; fit one into the other:

对暗号 exchange code words;

对个火儿。 Give me a light, please.

这个榫头对不上。 This tenon won't fit.

（投合; 适合） suit; agree; get along:

对心眼儿 suit one down to the ground;

糖醋鱼很对他的胃口。 Sour-sweet fish agreed very well with him.

（把两个东西放在一起互相比较， 看是否相符合） compare; check; identify:

对笔迹 identify the handwriting;

对号码 check numbers

（调整使合于一定标准） set; adjust:

对表 set one's watch; synchronize watches;

对好望远镜的距离 adjust the focus of a telescope;

如果照相机焦点不对准， 照片就会模糊。 If the camera is not brought into focus, the photo will be blurred.

（搀和） mix; add:

茶太浓了， 给我对点儿水。 Add some water to the tea; it's too strong for me.

牛奶里对水了。 The milk has been adulterated with water.

副

（二者相对; 彼此相向） mutually; face to face:

对饮 (two people) have a drink together;

对坐 sit facing each other

（平均分成两份）divide into halves:

对股劈 go halves;split fifty-fifty

形

（对面的; 敌对的） opposite; opposing:

对岸 the opposite bank; the other side of the river

（相合; 正确; 正常）right; correct:

对， 就这么办。 All right, just go ahead.

是他的不对。 It's his fault.

他今天神色不对。 He doesn't look himself today.

我这样说对吗? Am I correct in saying this?

名

（对偶的词句; 对联） antithetical couplet; couplet:

喜对 wedding couplet

量

（双） pair; couple:

一对夫妇 a married couple;

一对花瓶 a pair of vases;

一对选手 a couple of players

介

（引进对象或事物的关系者）:

他对别人求全责备， 对自身的缺点却视而不见。 He demands perfection in others, but cannot see faults in himself.

水对鱼的关系正如空气对人的关系一样。 Water is to fish what air is to man.

他对我笑了笑。 He smiled at me.

他对形势的分析很透彻。 He made a very thorough analysis on the situation.

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對|对 [duì] ► right ► correct ► couple ► pair ► towards ► at ► for ► to face ► opposite ► to treat (sb a certain way) ► to match together ► to adjust ► to fit ► to suit ► to answer ► to reply ► classifier: couple